Main description:

The definitive resource on leading-edge hair transplantation techniques from global experts!

This sixth edition of Hair Transplantation, edited by renowned surgeons Robin Unger and Ronald Shapiro and with contributions from innovators worldwide, builds on its longstanding reputation as the one trusted, unbiased, and acclaimed educational resource for state-of-the-art hair restoration techniques. Comprehensively updated with all the latest advances, the sixth edition includes full discussion of the pros and cons of various surgical and nonsurgical approaches, controversies, and evidence-based clinical pearls gleaned through hands-on expertise. It also covers important practice management topics such as proper training, instrumentation, and medico-legal issues.

A new section featuring 26 chapters dedicated to follicular unit extraction (FUE) covers the considerable improvements realized since the previous edition, including options for multiphasic automation, improved punch designs, and advanced instrumentation. Other additions to the text detail the expanded use of sharp and dull implanters for atraumatic hair graft placement, scalp micro-pigmentation (SMP), improved holding solutions, emerging cell and regenerative therapies, and much more.

Key Features

Now in full color, more than 1,000 images enhance knowledge and enrich the educational experience
Coverage of modern punch technology; improved methods of donor area evaluation and hair graft survival; innovative body, beard, non-shaven, and long hair FUE procedures; and other cutting-edge topics
Updated information on hairline design techniques, transgender patients, cosmetic and reconstructive eyelash transplants, eyebrow transplants, and ethnic variations
31 accompanying surgical videos instruct the reader in all aspects of hair transplantation surgery

This is the must-have reference for hair

Contents:

Section I Basic Science

1. The History and Evolution of Hair Transplantation

2. Scalp Anatomy

3. Hair Anatomy and Histology for the Hair Transplant Surgeon

4. Hair Follicle Physiology and Mechanisms of Hair Disorders

5. Review of Studies on Graft Hair Survival

6. Methods and Techniques to Study Hair Cell Survival

Section II Etiologies and Nonsurgical Treatment of Hair Loss

7. Pathogenesis and Classification of Male Pattern Hair Loss (Androgenic Alopecia)

8. Pathogenesis and Classification of Female Pattern Hair Loss

9. Nonandrogenic Hair Loss

10. Medical Treatment of Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss

11. Plasma-Rich Protein and ACell

12. Hair Transplantation: The Promise of Cell Therapy

13A. "Permanent" Scalp Micropigmentation

13B. "Temporary" Scalp Micropigmentation (Tricopigmentation)

14. Cosmetic Cover-ups and Hairpieces

15. Over-the-Counter Preparations

Section III Evaluation and Planning

16. The Consultation and Surgical Planning

17. Dermoscopy and Scalp Biopsy in the Hair Transplant Evaluation

18. Digital Imaging and Other Ancillary Tools for the Hair Transplantation Evaluation

19. Special Considerations in the Evaluation of Females with Hair Loss

20. Planning Principles: Good Short- and Long-term Planning in Hair Transplantation

21. Follicular Unit Transplantation or Follicular Unit Extraction: Planning and Decision-Making

22. The Young Patient: Planning and Decision-Making

23. The Patient with Minimal Hair Loss: Planning and Decision-Making

24. The Patient with Severe Hair Loss: Planning and Decision-Making

25. The Vertex: Planning and Decision-Making

26. Planning in Female Hair Transplant Surgery

27. Preoperative Preparation and Instruction

28. OSHA, Laboratory Screening, and Office-Based Surgery

29. Practical Guide to Photographic Documentation

Section IV Strip Harvesting Procedure

30. An Overview of Anesthetic Modalities Used in Hair Restoration Surgery

31. Anesthesia Techniques Used for Donor and Recipient Areas

32. Nerve Blocks

33. Emergency Preparedness in Hair Restoration Surgery

34. Preoperative Donor Evaluations

35. Strip Excision Techniques

36. Closure Techniques

37. Graft Production

38. Holding Solutions

39. Overview of Recipient Site Creation

40. Hairline Design and Frontal Hairline Restoration

41. Recreating the Temporal Points

42. Recreating the Vertex

43. Large Grafting Session

44. High-Density Transplants

45. Placing into Premade Incisions with Forceps

46. Stick-and-Place Technique

47A. Graft Placing Using Implanter Devices

47B. The "KEEP": An FUE Placing Instrument That Protects Graft Integrity and Increases Hair Survival

48. Staining and Other Adjunctive Methods to Assist with Placing

49. Postoperative Care and Instructions

50. Donor Area Complications: Strip Harvest

51. Complications of the Recipient Area

Section V Follicular Unit Extraction Procedure

52A. Introduction and Definition of Follicular Unit Excision

52B. Follicular Unit Excision Terminology and Overview

53. The Advantages and Disadvantages of Follicular Unit Excision

54. Punch Designs

55A. Evaluation, Planning, and Donor Concerns with Follicular Unit Excision

55B. The Coverage Value Calculation: An Objective Method of Evaluating Donor Supply and Coverage

56. Maximizing Graft Survival in Follicular Unit Excision: Incision and Extraction Phase

57. Maximizing Graft Survival in Follicular Unit Excision: The Implantation Phase

58. Special Considerations for Anesthesia with Follicular Unit Excision

59. Special Considerations for Postoperative Care in Follicular Unit Excision

60. Quality Control and Quality Assurance during the Follicular Unit Excision Process

61. Ergonomics in Hair Restoration Surgery: FUE Technique

62. Manual Follicular Unit Extraction Technique

63. Motorized Sharp Punch Follicular Unit Extraction

64. Motorized Blunt Punch Follicular Unit Extraction

65. Suction-Assisted Follicular Unit Extraction

66. Automated/Robotic Follicular Unit Excision

67. Newer Systems and Methods for Follicular Unit Excision

68. Follicular Unit Excision to Harvest Beard

69. Follicular Unit Excision to Harvest Body Hair

70. Follicular Unit Excision with Black Patients and Kinky Hair

71. Follicular Unit Excision for Corrective Work

72A. Nonshaven Follicular Unit Extraction Techniques

72B. Long Hair Preview Follicular Unit Excision Techniques

73. Follicular Unit Excision Complications

74. Combining Strip and FUE in the Same Patient and/or Procedure

Section VI Repair and Special Considerations

75. Transgender Patients

76. Transplanting into Areas of Cicatricial Alopecia

77. Transplanting into the Pubic Area

78. Hair Transplantation to the Chest

79. Cosmetic and Reconstructive Eyelash Transplantation

80. Eyebrow Transplantation

81. Beard Transplant

82. Preview Long Hair Transplantation

83. Combination Grafting

84. Hairline and Recipient Area Repair of Poor Previous Transplantation

85. Donor Scar Repair

86. Hairline Lowering Technique

87. Scalp Extension and Triple-Flap Techniques to Treat Extensive Baldness

88. Scalp Repair Using Flaps and Tissue Expanders

Section VII Special Ethnic Considerations

89. East, West, and Southern Asian Hair Transplant Specifics

89A. Hair Transplantation in East and Southeast Asian Patients

89B. Hair Transplantation in South Asian Hair

89C. West Asian Hair Characteristics

90. Hair Transplantation in Black Patients

91. Hair Loss and Hair Restoration in Latin-Americans

Section VIII Office and Practice Considerations: The Clinical and Commercial Perspective

92. Physician Training and Experience

93. Setting Up an Office and the Surgical Suite

94. Instrumentation and Supplies Used in Hair Restoration Surgery

95. Medicolegal Issues in Hair Replacement

96. Setting Up Your Office and Practice: Exclusively Hair Transplants versus Combined Practice

97. Contact Management Software and Its Utilization as a Marketing Tool

98. Online Marketing

99. The Power of PR in an Aesthetic Medical Practice: PR Revealed

100. Plugged in: How to Ensure That Your Practice Thrives (and Survives) in Today's Digital World

101. Finding and Training Assistants

102. Surgical Assistants: Per Diem or Full-time Staff?